Egypt bourse loses EGP 9.3 bln, index down by 3.66 pct

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices closed down on Sunday, affected by the sharp drop recorded by global and Gulf capital markets on the back of the drop in oil prices to historic levels.

The market capital lost about EGP 9.3 billion to hit EGP 412.3 billion, after transactions of EGP 396.6 million.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 3.66 percent reaching 6,395.2 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 2.32 percent recording 353.01 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 2.02 percent reaching 747.19 points.